With the guidance of the Health Financing and Governance Project (HFG), the government of the Dominican Republic released the seventh version of the Basic Framework of Essential Medicines in June 2018. The Basic Framework of Essential Medicines defines the medicines and commodities that must be in stock and accessible to all Dominicans through the public […]
June 27, 2018 – HFG Bangladesh organized it’s end of project event on June 25, 2018 titled ‘Advancing Health Financing and Governance in Bangladesh: Sharing Lessons from USAID’s HFG Project’. The event included a wide range of stakeholders, partners, and collaborators including high officials of Government of Bangladesh, USAID, academia, civil society, and others. The […]
June 27, 2018 – The Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance & Governance Project in Ethiopia, which is ending in September 2018, conducted regional End of Project events in the month of June. The events, attended by high level regional officials, including health and finance bureau heads and representatives from regional councils, as well as other […]
How a nation finances its health care delivery system could be a clear indicator in assessing the premium placed on its people’s health. As a critical component of development, the health sector requires adequate funding. The financing of Nigeria’s health care delivery system is mainly through tax revenue, out-of-pocket payments or user fees, donor funding […]
June 22, 2018 – The USAID-HFG Nigeria / Implementing Partners (USAID IPs) paid an advocacy visit to the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (CON). The objective of the visit by key representatives from USAID Implementing Partners (IPs) in Rivers State was to update the Governor on the activities […]
June 22, 2018 – Transition was the dominant theme at HFG’s “Closure ceremony” in Mali on June 22 under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene (MSHP) and coordinated by the Direction of Planning and Statistics (CPS). The event focused on use of HFG technical work for Mali’s […]
National Assembly and Ministry of Health work together in rare move “Members of Parliament are not fully equipped in budget analysis. This training … will enable us to better fulfill our mission of controlling government actions and passing laws in defense of the interests of the people.” May 2017—In Guinea, a country that has some […]
As countries work towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC), expanding access to health services while maintaining and improving quality of care remains a major priority. Poor quality of care can prevent countries from achieving the desired improvements in health outcomes and lead to unnecessary costs. Delivering high-quality health services requires ongoing attention to improvement and […]
Effective governance in the health sector is key in realizing a health system’s core goals and objectives, and in particular, increasing access to health care for a country’s most vulnerable populations. The role of the government in health and its relation to other actors whose activities have an impact on health involves the oversight and […]
“If we must move from where we are, there is every need to own the problem (high HIV/AID prevalence). It is our problem and we are the only ones to bring a solution to it. Our commitment is very important in ensuring that we succeed in changing the narrative” – Dr. Eunice Ortom (wife of […]
